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Review: Klar Kabinett Shaving Soap

Klar Kabinett. For those not well-versed in the ways of wet shaving, you might mistake this for a pack of butter, or maybe some old… cabinet cleaner? Then you dig a little deeper, and find that this is a very special soap indeed, one that is loved by many traditional wetshavers. Like my review for Art of Shaving’s Lavender Shaving Soap with tallow, this one is a little unfair because Klar Kabinett is about to become a thing of the past.

Klar Kabinett comes in two 250g sticks, very much like a pack of butter. Considering that most shave soaps come in 100g pucks, to get 500g of a quality shave soap for almost the same price is pretty astounding. Add to that the fact that Klar has discontinued the Kabinett soap, this is a steal. I just purchased one of the last pucks available from Fendrihan.com only a couple weeks ago. I say this confidently because they are now out of stock, as is all other wetshaving suppliers that I know of.

So this review may be one for the archives, which is a shame because it really is a great shaving soap.

The scent is straight up rose. There may be other background hints of other scents; my untrained nose picked up hints of eucalyptus and maybe geranium. But all in all its a very light, powdery rose scent. It’s extremely subtle, and probably on the too-light side. But then again, it may be just exactly right. Its very light when smelling the bar, but comes more to life when mixing up the lather and while shaving. All in all a very pleasant and soft rose, that gains strength as you use it.

The lather is exceptional. It doesn’t need much water either. It was extremely slick. In fact as I was rinsing my face between passes I was amazed at how slick my face felt while rinsing. And it provided great cushion as well. And the super rich lather lasts and lasts. With a very average amount of loading the brush, I got enough lather to last two 3-pass shaves. I could have kept on going and going….

Today I shaved with the first DE razor I ever bought: my Merkur 34HD, loaded with a fresh Personna Medical Prep blade. I had a completely nick-free and super smooth shave and my skin feels great afterwards.

Scent – 4

Lather Performance – 4.5

Lather Life – 4.5

Overall – 4

500g of this soap is going to last me for a very very long time. That to me just screams value. It’s a fantastic soap, and if you are a true fan of rose, you need to keep an eye on the B/S/T boards on Badger & Blade and hopefully someone might want to share some. Good luck, gentlemen.